DON'T PRETEND YOU LOVE ME
CHAPTER 07
GRYFFINDOR V.S. HUFFLEPUFF
Harry woke next morning with the need to answer nature's call. Groggy, he walked clumsily to the Dorm bathroom. He pulled down his fly and did his business as he hummed a song that Hermione liked with his eyes closed. He should really stop drinking that much water at night, he thought.
"Good morning."
"Morning." Harry lazily replied.
Harry gave a big yawn as he continued. But something was not adding up in his brain. Maybe if he checked it one by one…
Toilets…check.
Two birds perched on the window…check.
The painted wall that says 'Ron Rules'…check.
The painted wall that says "No he doesn't' written under the latter…check.
Hermione's uncle peeing next to me………….hang on.
Snapping immediately to the world of consciousness, Harry quickly withdrew his eyes off of Waynard Granger and his genitals.
"Beautiful day, isn't it?" Waynard asked him.
"Sure is, sir." Harry replied, still gazing at the wall in front of him.
"Wonder what's for break fast." said Waynard trying to small talk his pee buddy.
"Yeah, me too." said Harry through the awkwardness.
Two full minutes of silence followed. After that, Harry heard the sound of a fly zipping.
"I'll see you around, Mr. Potter," said Waynard before exiting the bathroom door.
"Holy cricket." He mumbled
Later at the Great Hall, the three were at breakfast with their fellow Gryffindors at the Gryffindor table. Hermione was reading another thick book with the cover 'YOU'RE NOT CRAZY. JUST AN INTENSE STUDIER' while she ate. Ron was trying hard to ignore Parvati as she offers him things like...
"Ron, here's some Turkey, have some." said Parvati grinning romantically at him.
"Err... no thanks." said Ron edging away from her.
"You look tense, want me to massage you're neck for you?" said Parvati.
Just then Harry was approached by two of his new teammates. Fourth year, Agatha Tolkin, and Third year Euan Abercrombie.
"Good morning, sir" Euan greeted Harry with pure admiration.
"Morning boss, morning ma'm" Agatha greeted Harry and Ginny but glared when she caught sight of Ron.
"You two have to stop calling me Sir and boss." Harry said as he turned a slight shade of red.
"Err... sorry boss I mean Harry" said Agatha, grinning at him or maybe herself. Euan however, just stood there with a grin on his face, as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"So you don't want them to call you captain?" Hermione asked Harry through the locket.
"But you can call me captain." Harry said to the two. He glanced at Hermione who laughed as she shook her head.
"What are you two so lively about?" asked Ginny.
"Just thought you guys might know, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff had just completed their team." said Euan.
"And last practice, I saw spies form the other Houses." said Agatha.
"Terry Boot from Ravenclaw, Zacharias Smith from Hufflepuff, and Crabbe and Goyle from Slytherin." said Euan.
"Big deal, I saw you on my way to Care of Magical Creatures one day, and you were doing the same on Ravenclaw." said Ron who was halfway through his mash potatoes.
Agatha glared at Ron. "When Euan said you guys, he meant all Quidditch players in this table who doesn't pick his nose during a practice." she said.
Harry, Ginny, Hermione, Euan, Seamus and even Neville couldn't help but laugh.
"Really! You weren't that funny when you were cowering for life when a Bludger passed you THIRTEEN METERS AWAY!" said Ron.
Agatha stood there with at he dark look at Ron, as though she would want nothing but to whack him with a broomstick. Ron didn't move he had the same look in him as if like he was thinking of doing the same to her.
"Nice comeback, Ronnie-kins." Parvati cooed.
"What's this?" A dark voice came behind them. "So early in the morning and you people are already acting like Trolls at mating season."
"It's quarter to nine Malfoy, but if it's too early for you, I understand. It would be hard for a Vampire like you to walk in the day. That's why you like the Dungeons so much." said Harry.
Everyone laughed at Draco, but he fought the temptation of being like a ...Weasley
Draco recovered his usual evil grin "Well you wont be laughing so hard when you face Hufflepuff today." he said.
"WHAT!" shouted Agatha.
"The first match of the season is supposed to be Gryffindor and Slytherin," said Ron getting to his feet.
The grin on Draco's face grew wider. "Well, due to the fact that we still have the keeper position to fill, I have asked Professor Snape for more time to practice before we play you Gryffindorks."
"How you love kissing on Snape's hairy ass." said Ginny.
"Relax, Ginger wad," said Draco.
"Don't." Ginny told Neville who stood up.
"It's no big deal, due to the fact that it would be so easy to beat you. Now that you have Longbottom on you're team, he'll make sure that we win, right Rupert?" he told Ron.
"It's Ron." he retorted.
"Like it matters." said Draco dismissively.
Ron had the same idea as Neville to tear Draco a new one, but he stopped and smiled, so did Harry and the others. They then started pointing behind Draco's shoulder. Draco raised an eyebrow wondering what on earth they were doing. He then turned around and saw the most beautiful woman he ever laid his eyes upon standing behind him.
"MY LOVE!" he shouted surprisingly.
"If you're all done talking, may I ask you if I can pass through." said Luna carrying her bag.
Draco hurriedly got out of the way and started assisting her bag as if she cannot lift it herself.
"Ah Karma, isn't it grand?" sighed Ron.
"Really Draco, there's no need to-"
She didn't get to finish what she was trying to say. Why? Because Draco Malfoy had just jumped on top of the Hupplepuff table.
"Hey!" said Ernie McMillan as Draco kicked his plate of bacon away.
"I want everyone to know how I feel about you." Draco told Luna, causing to get the attention of the whole Great Hall.
Draco pointed at Luna and sang. "You… light up my life. You give me-"
"He's surprisingly a good singer." Agatha told Euan.
"He should be in a band or something." said Euan.
"Well, would you look at that." Came a voice behind Draco; this caused him to stop his concert.
It was Derek Dolohov. Another Death-Eater offspring in his senior year. He was just as tall as Draco. He sported jet black hair that he kept brushed back. Harry's first impression with him was the same one with Draco at Madam Malkin's, freshman year.
"Look at you, with all the singing and dancing. If I wanted to see crap, I'd go to toilet… or the Gryffindor table." said Dolohov.
His cronies laughed behind, including Crabbe and Goyle.
Draco jumped back down.
"Dolohov, I'm surprised to see you here. Seeing that you spent most of your time in the bathroom pleasuring yourself…while you cried."
"Oh no you didn't" came Terry Boot's voice from somewhere.
"You have a problem Terry, seek help." Ginny yelled at Boot's direction.
"Look at you, you're embarrassing." Dolohov told Draco.
"Look at you, you're a chronic masturbator." said Draco.
The Gryffindor table erupted in laughter.
Dolohov clenched his teeth and fists, but he managed to put himself back together. "You should talk Malfoy, after you're father used you as a target practice for his Unforgivable curses for years, and then pointing a finger at you when the Aurors saw those bodies in you're Mansion, I'm surprised that..."
Before Dolohov could even finish, Draco had slugged him in the face, causing him to fall flat onto the pavement. Draco was about to attack him again but Crabbe and Goyle had attacked him with their huge, gorilla-like fists.
Draco staggered on the floor. He looked at his two cronies in surprise. He hurried up and faced them "So, you're real colors finally came out huh. I knew I couldn't trust you two. With brains like Flobberworms, who would" Draco said as he wiped the blood trickling down his lip.
"What is going on here!" someone shouted.
They all turned around and saw Professor Snape charging towards them with fury on his face.
"Nothing Professor, we were just playing around" Dolohov quickly lied.
But Snape didn't believe him; he saw Draco's lip was bloody "Who did this?" bellowed Snape "I demand an answer!"
"It was Potter, and Draco Professor," said Crabbe quickly.
"They were going at it as usual," Goyle added.
The Gryffindors burst out in protest.
"I didn't hit anyone!"
"It was Dolohov Professor."
"He started it."
"He was saying something about Draco's dad..."
"Yeah, and then Draco hit him."
"After that, these two Gorillas double teamed Draco."
"That's enough! Mr. Malfoy, is this true?" Snape asked
But Draco didn't answer Snape. He was shaking with fury so hard that nothing seems to work properly inside his mind.
"See Professor, his silence proves everything," said Dolohov.
The Gryffindors burst into complaints once more but Snape made them shut up.
"Very well. Malfoy, Potter, follow me to my office." Snape walked out of the room followed by Draco and Harry who rolled his eyes.
A few minutes later, Harry went to the locker room to suit up for his match against Hufflepuff. He entered the room and saw Ron, Ginny, Seamus, Neville, Agatha and Euan already dressed up.
"So? What did Snape do to you?" asked Ron.
"Well, after telling us off." said Harry sarcastically using air quotes. "Snape told us we were never to do that again."
The others laugh as did Harry.
"That's it?" asked Ron.
"Oh, right, He also took ten points from us." said Harry.
Ron snorted. "Git."
When Ron walked away, Harry turned around and saw Hermione.
"What are you doing here?" he asked her.
"Isn't it obvious." said Ron. "She's came here to give Harry a good luck kiss, not that you need one."
For a brief moment, Harry imagined his fist meeting Ron's nose.
"Why don't we let them talk" said Ginny who grabbed her brother's ear and dragged him at the other side of the room.
For a brief moment, Harry imagined breaking Ginny's broom.
Harry's heart pounded faster. He didn't know whether if it was the before the game shivers or something else he can't explain. "So what is it?" he asked her.
"Nothing." said Hermione trying to avoid his eyes. "Just came to wish you all luck that's all."
"Okay then, thanks." without thinking, Harry gave Hermione a quick kiss on the lips. It was too late when he realized what he had done. Hermione looked just as surprised as he was.
"Whoohoooo...you two are made for each other." cheered Agatha.
"I'm never gonna get use to that." Ron muttered, looking disgusted.
"Ah love." Seamus sighed.
Harry and Hermione looked at them with red faces.
"Harry, come on! It's time!" called Neville.
"Let's get ready to Rumble!"
Everyone erupted into cheers when the commentator spoke. "And here they are ladies and gentlemen, the Hufflepuff team. Simmons! Finch-Fletchley! Macmillan! Oswald! Jennings! Carter! And their team Captain Smith!" announced Dean Thomas.
All the Hufflepuffs cheered loudly for their team. "And now, here are the Gryffindor Quidditch team, Finnigan! Longbottom! Weasley! Tolkin! Abercrombie! Weasley! And Gryffindor team Captain Potter!" The Gryffindors cheered their lungs out for their own team.
The Teams assembled at the center of the Quidditch field. Harry scanned the Hufflepuff team, and he observed them. The Beaters were Simmons and Carter, the Keeper was Macmillan, the Chasers were Finch-Fetchley, Oswald, Jennings and the Seeker was Smith. He compared them to his team.
"Mount you're brooms." Madam Hooch saying the favorite three words of the sport.
All of them mounted their brooms and kicked off to the air.
"And here we go!" said Dean.
Harry immediately scanned the field for the Snitch. As he looked for it, he listened to the commentator.
"Weasley has the Quaffle. She dodges Oswald. Hah! You'll never get that redhead. Whoa, look out! Finch-Fetchley steals the Quaffle from behind-passes it to Jennings. Somebody stop her! Ouch, nice Bludger by Longbottom. it seems he's good with something else than Herbology. He's gone from planting mandrakes to planting a world of hurting. Abercrombie gets the Quaffle, dodges Finch-Fetchley-dodges Jennings-dodges Oswald, NICE DODGE FROM THAT BLUDGER FROM CARTER!"
Everyone was standing in the edge of their seats, The Gryffindors were cheering wildly for Euan. "Abercrombie shoots… he scores! Nice job for a rookie. It's Ten-Zero now on our score board… brought to you by Bertie Bott's Every-flavor beans… it's not a bean if it's not Every-flavor bean."
Harry noticed the banner underneath the announcer's table change from Every-flavored beans back the score.
"-Oswald has the Quaffle-dodges the Bludger from Finnigan. Block it Ron! Block it! Darn! Oswald scores. Quaffle now with Abercrombie-he's going fast-passes it to Tolkin. There's a Bludger coming, why the hell is she stopping? That Bludger hasn't even reached her yet. Finch-Fletchley steals from behind. But Ginny Weasley steals it back! Oh I love that woman. She shoots…it's in! Ten- Twenty in favor of Gryffindor." said Dean.
Suddenly, Harry saw something gold glimmer near the Hufflepuff goal post. He knew right away that it was the Snitch. With blood rushing through his body, he flew towards it. He also knew that Zacharias Smith saw him saw the Snitch and he was speeding off to catch it.
"Wait a minute everyone, Potter and Smith are trailing towards the Snitch! Potter gets ahead with Smith right at his rear, Ow! A Bludger misses Potter only by a few inches. C'mon Harry. Get past him! He's almost got it!" shouted Dean.
WHAM! WHAM!
"Ouch! A Bludger to Potter by Simmons, and one to Smith by Longbottom. Neville, why the hell didn't you join the team back then?" said Dean.
The Bludger hit Harry on the rib cage, which caused him difficulty in flying. He looked at Zacharias who was hit by a Bludger too and he noticed that like him… the Bludger made his flying a little more complicated. He looked around for any sign of the Snitch but couldn't spot it. So he decided to fly up to look for it on the ground (Smith did the same too.)
"Wow that was a rush! Okay, going back to the scores, Fifty-Forty in favor of Gryffindor. Oswald has the Quaffle, Abercrombie and Tolkin both beside him-Hey! Hey kicked them, illegal contact! Where's the whistle? Now he's going for the Keeper. Weasley anticipating his every move-dodges the Bludger by Carter! Not this time pretty boy, Oswald takes the shot… Reeeeeeejected! Now the real Ronald Weasley coming is out. Hey wait..." said Dean
He saw the two seekers speeding towards the speeding gold Snitch. This time, it was near the Gryffindor goal post. Smith was in front of Harry. Harry attempted to overtake him but Smith would block his way. Then the craziest idea occurred to Harry. If he let the Firebolt go then it would go under Smith's Broom and be in front of Smith. Harry stood up on his broom like a surfer hanging ten. Then he leapt onto Smith's back and leapt once more to the front and landed at the precise moment on top of his Firebolt. He stretched out his left arm and grabbed the Snitch. It was over Harry had given the team a Hundred and Fifty points. Madam Hooch blew the whistle ending the game.
The Gryffindors roared so loud that Harry couldn't hear Dean anymore. He landed on the field and saw the others do the same. He turned the other way and saw his fellow Gryffindors running towards them.
"You were great." said Lavender to Seamus, who gave him a passionate kiss.
"You were awesome Harry." said Hermione.
Harry observed Hermione's face and saw several scratches. "Hermione, you have got to stop scratching you're face whenever you get nervous. That's a very bad habit you know." said Harry.
Hermione patted her cheeks and turned scarlet in embarrassment "Oh, sorry, I'll try not to do it again." said Hermione.
"Parvati, would you let me go, it's only one save." said Ron trying to push Parvati away from him.
"What's wrong about me giving you the congratulations that you deserve?" said Parvati not listening to what Ron was saying.
Harry and Hermione laughed, but Harry placed his hand back to his rib cage. The pain of the Bludger was now giving him a hard time to laugh.
"Harry, are you alright?" Hermione worried.
"Oh, nothing," Harry lied. "I'm just out of breath."
"Harry, I think we should take you to the Hospital wing just to make sure that Bludger didn't injure you too bad." said Neville looking at Harry's side.
Harry tried to object but he went along with it anyway when Hermione called for reinforcements. Namely… the rest of the team.
A/N I want to thank all my readers. Those who put my story in their alerts and especially my reviewers.
'thickheadkid' – thanks, I really wasn't sure if I wanted to pair Ron with Parvati. Back when I was originally writing this I played around the idea to pair him with the girl from Slytherin (her surname starts with a P I just forgot) or Lavender. And I wrote this a long time ago. I'm just tweaking it out before I continue the sequel. Tell me what you think about the other chapters okay.
XxXDie Sprache der LiebeXxX – I will, just have to finish up on other stuff.